The mother had a long term history of severe mental health. The local authority took steps to begin care proceedings so that the child might be taken from her at birth. Hearing of these plans, she moved first to a different area, and then to Sweden. She and the child returned to visit the maternal grandmother, and then when the authority began its steps, she resisted saying that since they were now ordinarily resident in Sweden, the court had no jurisdiction. She now appealed against rejection of that claim.
Held: The matter was governed by Brussells II.
McFarlane, Gloster, Floyd LJJ
[2013] EWCA Civ 1434, [2014] 2 WLR 1384, [2013] WLR(D) 461
Bailii, WLRD
European Council regulation No. 2201/2003
England and Wales
Children, Health
Updated: 25 November 2021; Ref: scu.517647
